Colorado Rockies at Detroit Tigers: Final Score & Recap
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - | 6 | 5 | 1 |
The Story
The Detroit Tigers defeated the Colorado Rockies 6-2 at Comerica Park on September 11, 2026, a game that was largely decided by a decisive sixth inning in which the Tigers turned a close contest into a comfortable victory. Detroit entered with a 63 percent pre-game win probability according to the DiamondIQ model's estimate, and that figure climbed steadily before reaching 100 percent by the final out. Colorado managed ten hits but could not convert them into runs at a meaningful rate, finishing with two scores spread across the fifth and ninth innings while committing no errors of their own.
The game's most consequential sequence came in the bottom of the sixth, when Detroit posted four runs to effectively end any competitive tension. Dillon Dingler delivered the biggest single play of the night, a home run off Nick Frasso that shifted win probability by plus 18.7 percent. Riley Greene followed with a triple off Mark Manfredi worth plus 16.7 percent, the second-largest swing of the contest. Those two plays alone accounted for over 35 percentage points of combined win-probability movement in a matter of moments. The fifth inning also shaped the game's trajectory, with Max Clark connecting for a home run off Mason Adams worth plus 13.4 percent, while a Javier Baez double-play grounded into off the same pitcher erased a Colorado opportunity and cost the Rockies 11.0 percentage points of win probability. A fielding error on Cole Carrigg in the top of the fifth had briefly given Colorado life, adding 9.9 percent.
Among individual performers, Riley Greene led all batters with a WPA of plus 18.4 percent and a RE24 of plus 2.7, while Max Clark posted plus 16.5 percent WPA and plus 1.2 RE24. Dillon Dingler added plus 13.0 percent WPA despite a more modest RE24 of plus 0.7, reflecting his home run's timing in a high-leverage situation. On the mound, Mason Adams was the standout, generating plus 15.2 percent WPA by limiting Colorado's offense in the fifth, and Framber Valdez contributed plus 9.8 percent WPA to support the Tigers' pitching effort through the early innings.